Magic card database (MTG) vs Mana Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic card database (MTG)
This app serves as a comprehensive database for a popular trading card game, offering advanced search, deck building, and price tracking. It features a user-friendly interface with customizable options and offline capabilities. Premium features unlock access to the latest sets and unlimited deck collections.
- Advanced card search and browsing
- Deck building and management
- Card price guide
- Life counter with multiplayer support
- Offline mode
- Full-screen image viewer
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Magic trading card game database is the premier iOS application for everything Magic. With its advanced grid view you can browse cards quicker than any other application. Now updated for iOS 26 with the new Liquid Glass design, dark mode, and improved performance throughout. MTG allows for editing and saving multiple searches, saving you from having to re-enter them each time you launch the app. FREE FEATURES: - Advanced search & browse options. - Life counter with player customization, textured backgrounds, undo/redo history, and multiplayer support. - Searchable by name, description, expansion, rarity, colors, artist & others. - Sort by name, price, rarity, collector number, and more. - Browse keyword abilities with quick-jump section index. - Small app size & image caching for improved performance. - Offline mode by pre-caching images. - Large grid for multiple card viewing. - Details laid out in an easy access view with all printings available. - Full-screen image viewer with pinch zoom and swipe-to-dismiss. - Bulk import — paste a card list to quickly build a deck. - Deck collections with 2-column card grid, mana curve stats, average CMC, and land counts. - Accessibility support with VoiceOver labels and hints. - Light and dark mode support. PREMIUM FEATURES (Requires IAP): - Access to the latest five sets. - Price guide that is updated often with stale cache detection. - Automatic updating card database with version tracking. - Unlimited deck collections. - Monthly and yearly subscription options. All prices are courtesy of TCGplayer.com Terms of Use: https://termify.io/terms-and-conditions/1637763460 Privacy Policy: https://termify.io/privacy-policy/1637856824
Mana Guide
Access a comprehensive database of Magic: The Gathering cards, including all sets from Alpha to the latest releases. Stay updated with community news and track card prices. Find specific cards with advanced search filters.
- Magic: The Gathering card database
- All card sets included
- News from MTG community
- Card search by name
- Card pricing data
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Mana Guide is probably the best card database for the most popular tradable and collectible card game, Magic: the Gathering. Features: - News Read the latest news happening in the MTG community. - All Sets Contains all sets from Alpha to the latest set. Foreign language cards are also included. - Card Search Find the specific cards you need with name filter. - Card Pricing View and track card pricing data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Magic card database (MTG) at 84% against Mana Guide's 0%. Magic card database (MTG) also leads on rating (3.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (122 vs 1). Mana Guide's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.4 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Magic card database (MTG) sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Mana Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.
Magic card database (MTG) holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic card database (MTG) has 122 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Magic card database (MTG)'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Mana Guide's.
Magic card database (MTG) ships an update every 11 days, Mana Guide every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic card database (MTG) | Mana Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (122 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 122 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 237 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicole Hankinson | Vito Royeca |
Customer experience
Magic card database (MTG)
Mana Guide
In-app purchases
Magic card database (MTG)
- Premium3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Mana Guide
No in-app purchases
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